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Urban Gardening Series: Rain Garden Fundamentals

Location

Main Library
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Contact

Cambridge Conservation Commission
jletourneau@cambridgema.gov
617-349-4680

Description

As more land is developed for building, space for stormwater absorption and cleaning is rapidly disappearing. Rain gardens can play a significant role in urban and suburban areas by cleaning, cooling, and slowing runoff so that it doesn’t pollute water bodies. Learn how rain gardens work, how you can create a low-tech and effective rain garden, and which durable natives you should plant there.

The Urban Gardening Series is a set of lectures designed to help city dwellers grow healthy, sustainable, and beautiful gardens. Led by New England Wild Flower Society in partnership with the Cambridge Conservation Commission, these free lectures take place at the Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA.

Other sessions in this series include:
  • 3/3 Fresh Pond Reservation -- Parkway Landscape Restoration
  • 4/28 Growing Food in the City 
  • 5/15 Planting Fundamentals 
  • 7/28 Native Lawn Alternatives for Urban Spaces 
  • 8/18 Native Plants for New England Gardens - Book Talk
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